Americas

USA

UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts, officials say

The cuts to the UN agencies underscore the impact of President Donald Trump's decision to pull the US back from its position as the world’s single largest aid donor.

29/04/2025

Space

ESA launches Biomass, a satellite set to unlock the secrets of forests

The Biomass satellite is designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests, helping scientists to understand how they work and how they are changing.

29/04/2025

USA

Four children killed after car crashes through Illinois building

The victims at the YNOT After School Camp are believed to range in age from four to 18, police said.

29/04/2025

Canada

Canada election: Carney set to form another Liberal government

The resurgence of the Canadian Liberals that began with Donald Trump's presidency appears to have returned them to power.

29/04/2025

Healthcare

'After pregnancy loss, test to find out why revealed I had cancer'

Few cancers are passed from parent to child, but genetic testing can help identify people at higher risk. In Sidney Raskind's case, it may have saved his life – but experts say these tests come with tradeoffs.

28/04/2025

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Vigils held after 11 die in Vancouver festival attack

Mourners have laid flowers and lit candles at memorials for those killed in a deadly attack at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver.

28/04/2025

Canada

Canadians head to the polls in election dominated by Trump's trade war

Liberal leader Mark Carney has made the threat posed by the US president a core part of his campaign.

28/04/2025

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Thousands celebrate International Dance Day in Mexico City

Mexico City’s streets became a stage on Sunday as thousands of dancers and music lovers gathered to celebrate International Dance Day.

28/04/2025

USA

Trump claims Zelenskyy could be ready to give up Crimea to Russia

The US president blames his Democratic predecessors for Russia's illegal occupation of the Ukrainian territory, which he dismisses as a "giveaway".

28/04/2025

Canada

11 killed after car rams into street festival crowd in Canada

A 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested after driving into a crowd at a festival celebrating Filipino culture.

27/04/2025

USA

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder in Manhattan court

The killing and ensuing five-day search leading to Mangione’s arrest rattled the business community, with some health insurers deleting photos of executives from their websites and switching to online shareholder meetings.

25/04/2025

Green News

Could this caterpillar be the weirdest predator on the planet?

The ‘bone collector’ caterpillar may be older than the Hawaiian islands where it lives.

25/04/2025

Europe News

Trump says 'Crimea will stay with Russia' in latest interview

Senior US officials have warned that the administration could soon give up attempts to stop Russia's war in Ukraine if Moscow and Kyiv do not come to an agreement.

25/04/2025

USA

Syria's foreign minister to appear at UNSC in first visit to US

The Trump administration has yet to officially recognise the current Syrian government, led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, an Islamist former insurgent who led the offensive that toppled Assad.

25/04/2025

Culture news

Kneecap and Kehlani receive backlash over support of Palestine

Kneecap and Kehlani face backlash in the US for their pro-Palestinian support, with the Irish rap group's Coachella performance and the American singer's cancelled Cornell University concert drawing criticism.

25/04/2025

Business

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders surge as tariff price hike fears loom

Although demand for the Nintendo Switch 2 is strong at the moment, market experts have warned that US president Donald Trump's tariffs could cause price hikes for a number of consumer goods, including electronics.

25/04/2025

Mobility

How the US is relaxing regulations to lead the self-driving car race

The Trump administration is loosening regulations to help US carmakers like Elon Musk’s Tesla develop self-driving cars and compete with Chinese rivals.

25/04/2025

Markets

Alphabet shares jump as Google Search advertising boosts growth

Alphabet shares jumped following strong quarterly earnings, as Google Search advertising delivered better-than-expected growth. Google Cloud, its key growth driver, also saw a sharp rise in profit as demand continued to outpace capacity.

25/04/2025

Business

Trump claims China meeting despite Beijing denying trade talks

Trump insisted that a meeting with China had taken place regarding tariff negotiations, despite Beijing denying any such talks. Investors, however, saw signs of a de-escalation in the trade war, as global stock markets recovered most of the losses in April.

25/04/2025

Europe News

NATO chief Mark Rutte urges allies to devote more funds to alliance

Rutte was in Washington on Thursday for meetings with senior US officials, two months before he's due to chair a summit of US President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts in the Netherlands.

25/04/2025

Europe News

Trump says Russia made 'big concession' by not seizing all of Ukraine

Trump says he believes both Russia and Ukraine want peace, adding that he has his own deadline for ending the war, but warning that Washington’s attitude could drastically change if an agreement fails to materialise by then.

25/04/2025

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San Lorenzo fans honour Pope Francis with memorial mass

Fans of Argentine football club San Lorenzo gathered at a chapel in Buenos Aires to honour the memory of Pope Francis, a lifelong supporter of the team.

24/04/2025

Cinema

Joseph Zada and Whitney Peak cast in new Hunger Games prequel

A new chapter begins in Panem: The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping casts Joseph Zada and Whitney Peak in the long-awaited Haymitch prequel.

24/04/2025

Economy

US Treasury Secretary says IMF and World Bank need reform

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the institutions “serve critical roles in the international system. And the Trump administration is eager to work with them — so long as they can stay true to their missions.”

24/04/2025

Markets

Wall Street rally falters as Trump sends mixed tariff signals

The rebound in the US stock markets ran out of steam after a two-day rally as the Trump administration sent mixed messages regarding its tariff plans on other countries, particularly China.

24/04/2025

Culture news

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens

Weinstein's retrial is playing out at a different cultural moment than the first, which happened during the height of the #MeToo movement.

23/04/2025